07 Nov 2019, 00:05
Ratings for Melbourne Cup Day, Tuesday, November 5
Audience share:
Nine 23.5%
Seven 15.6%
10 11.1%
ABC 10.5%
SBS 5.0%
10Bold 4.7%
9GO! 4.3%
9Gem 4.1%
7mate 3.4%
7TWO 3.3%
ABC KIDS/COMEDY 2.5%
9Life 2.3%
10Peach 2.3%
7Flix 1.7%
ABC News 1.3%
Viceland 1.2%
SBSFood 1.1%
WorldMovies 0.8%
ABCMe 0.7%
7Food 0.6%
NITV 0.1%
National top programs – overnight figures: (figures for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in brackets)
1 2019 MELBOURNE CUP CARNIVAL: MELBOURNE CUP-RACE 10 1,324,000 269,000 662,000 191,000 88,000 114,000
2 2019 MELBOURNE CUP CARNIVAL: MELBOURNE CUP-PRESENTATION 10 1,133,000 227,000 575,000 171,000 74,000 85,000
3 THE BLOCK -TUE Nine 972,000 262,000 351,000 169,000 85,000 104,000
4 NINE NEWS 6:30 Nine 877,000 244,000 309,000 166,000 65,000 92,000
5 SEVEN NEWS Seven Network 848,000 196,000 209,000 176,000 103,000 163,000
6 SEVEN NEWS / TODAY TONIGHT Seven Network 839,000 207,000 229,000 177,000 74,000 151,000
7 2019 MELBOURNE CUP CARNIVAL: MELBOURNE CUP-MOUNTING YARD 10 830,000 148,000 430,000 129,000 58,000 64,000
8 NINE NEWS Nine 825,000 237,000 286,000 169,000 58,000 75,000
9 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 764,000 218,000 247,000 159,000 59,000 81,000
10 ABC NEWS ABC 665,000 163,000 214,000 112,000 75,000 101,000
11 HOME AND AWAY Seven Network 528,000 157,000 125,000 109,000 42,000 95,000
12 THE AMAZING RACE AUSTRALIA TUES Network 10 511,000 146,000 188,000 81,000 44,000 52,000
13 7.30 ABC 504,000 130,000 150,000 82,000 62,000 80,000
14 2019 MELBOURNE CUP CARNIVAL: MELBOURNE CUP-LATE 10 481,000 80,000 289,000 65,000 27,000 21,000
15 THE CHASE AUSTRALIA Seven Network 477,000 127,000 124,000 108,000 55,000 63,000
16 THE PROJECT 7PM 10 444,000 94,000 165,000 106,000 37,000 41,000
17 BRIDE & PREJUDICE – THE FORBIDDEN WEDDINGS – TUE Seven Network 444,000 120,000 129,000 76,000 41,000 77,000
18 10 NEWS FIRST Network 10 430,000 70,000 184,000 74,000 41,000 61,000
19 HOT SEAT Nine 423,000 132,000 122,000 111,000 24,000 33,000
20 PRINCE CHARLES INSIDE THE DUCHY OF CORNWALL ABC 375,000 101,000 125,000 55,000 42,000 53,000
DREAM GARDENS ABC 343,000
LOVE ISLAND AUSTRALIA -TUE Nine 315,000
THE PROJECT 6.30PM 10 306,000
THE ROOKIE-TUE Seven 306,000
THE CHASE AUSTRALIA-5PM Seven 300,000
SUNRISE Seven 284,000
ONE BORN EVERY MINUTE AUSTRALIA 10 260,000
HOT SEAT -5PM Nine 256,000
INSIGHT SBS 219,000
SCOTLAND FROM THE SKY SBS 190,000
BOTCHED Nine 183,000
TODAY Nine 179,000
NIGEL SLATER’S MIDDLE EAST ABC 177,000
DEATH IN PARADISE RPT 9Gem 165,000 31,000 39,000 32,000 28,000 36,000
NCIS RPT 10 Bold 159,000 57,000 24,000 44,000 14,000 20,000
MOVIE: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY RPT 9GO! 157,000 43,000 57,000 18,000 13,000 24,000
THE DRUM ABC 155,000
DATELINE SBS 147,000
FAT PIZZA: BACK IN BUSINESS 7mate 147,000 53,000 36,000 22,000 22,000 13,000
CSI: MIAMI EP 2 RPT 10 Bold 129,000 42,000 26,000 21,000 16,000 23,000
POIROT RPT 9Gem 128,000 37,000 39,000 12,000 21,000 20,000
CSI: MIAMI LATE RPT 10 Bold 125,000 36,000 33,000 21,000 15,000 20,000
HIGHWAY PATROL-EP.2 RPT 7mate 123,000 34,000 34,000 33,000 15,000 8,000
SBS WORLD NEWS SBS 123,000
CSI: MIAMI RPT 10 Bold 122,000 42,000 20,000 25,000 10,000 24,000
BLUEY-EV ABC KIDS/COMEDY 120,000 33,000 31,000 14,000 15,000 27,000
NEWS BREAKFAST ABC 119,000
HIGHWAY PATROL RPT 7mate 118,000 33,000 30,000 24,000 17,000 13,000
LUO BAO BEI-EV ABC KIDS/COMEDY 117,000 33,000 20,000 28,000 14,000 23,000
NEIGHBOURS 10 Peach 115,000 25,000 29,000 33,000 16,000 12,000
FLOOGALS-EV ABC KIDS/COMEDY 112,000 34,000 29,000 15,000 15,000 18,000
DINO DANA-EV ABC KIDS/COMEDY 110,000 27,000 20,000 31,000 13,000 19,000
NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT-PM ABCKIDS/COMEDY 109,000 33,000 30,000 17,000 11,000 17,000
FIXER UPPER: BEHIND THE DESIGN 9Life 109,000 14,000 56,000 14,000 12,000 14,000
PLAY SCHOOL-AM ABC KIDS/COMEDY 105,000 11,000 43,000 25,000 13,000 13,000
SPICKS AND SPECKS RPT ABC KIDS/COMEDY 105,000 20,000 25,000 35,000 15,000 10,000
MOVIE: LAST VEGAS RPT 7TWO 101,000 19,000 36,000 19,000 12,000 14,000
STUDIO 10 EXTRA 10 99,000
PLAYING FOR KEEPS ENCORE 10 90,000
HOUSE OF WELLNESS Seven 68,000
NEWS BREAKFAST ABC News 46,000
(OzTAM preliminary estimates, mainland capitals)
Sources: throng.com.au, Mediaweek
10’s first broadcast of Melbourne Cup since 2001 can be described as a ratings disappointment. According to OzTAM, 1.32 million metro viewers saw Vow and Declare winning yesterday’s big race (later revised up to 1.44 million). It was well down on 2018 when 1.899 million saw the race. These figures excluded people who watched the telecast at pubs, restaurants and offices around Australia or those who saw the race on racing.com, a horse racing channel jointly owned by Seven West Media and Racing Victoria. Nevertheless, it was the lowest FTA audience for “the race that stops the nation” since OzTAM ratings began in 2001.
Nationally, 1.76 million viewers watched the race and 1.51 million the presentation.
10’s coverage was simulcast on 10play which attracted a live VPM rating of 90,000.
10’s Cup coverage provided a big boost to the ratings of 10 News First in Melbourne and The Project that followed, but 10’s primetime line-up did not benefit. Seven News Melbourne’s ratings were slightly down on last Tuesday while Nine News was higher.
Nine won the night by a substantial margin thanks to The Block, who again attracted close to one million viewers. The new series of Fat Pizza on 7mate rated well on debut.